पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · March 25, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कामदा एकादशी — Kāmadā Ekādaśī
Fulfills righteous desires; removes brahma-hatyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.15 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga🪷 Sarvasya Cāhaṁ Hṛdi Sanniviṣṭo · I dwell in every heart
सर्वस्य चाहं हृदि सन्निविष्टो मत्तः स्मृतिर्ज्ञानमपोहनं च।वेदैश्च सर्वैरहमेव वेद्यो वेदान्तकृद्वेदविदेव चाहम्।।15.15।।
"15.15 I am enthroned in the hearts of all; memory, wisdom and discrimination owe their origins to Me. I am He Who is to be realised in the scriptures; I inspire their wisdom and I know their truth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya340.47°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra110.76°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala47.89°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha318.70°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati297.67°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra339.87°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani286.67°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

Shimla, Himachal Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:41 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:18 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:00 – 15:32
Yamaganda06:20 – 07:52
Gulika Kāla09:24 – 10:56
Varjyam06:50 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:20 – 07:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:52 – 09:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:24 – 10:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:56 – 12:28 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:28 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:00 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:32 – 17:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:04 – 18:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:36 – 20:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:04 – 21:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:32 – 23:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:00 – 00:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:28 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:56 – 03:24 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:24 – 04:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:52 – 06:20 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 31.1048°
Longitude: 77.1734°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870833.27
Julian Day2459298.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1496°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.48°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1496°), declination 1.83°, EoT -6.58 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2021-03-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)